The group Stop the Tolls and lawmakers said the state has an obligation to keep the bridge lights on. The Young Leadership Council and Regional Planning Commission agreed to put up the funds to keep the decorative light on.

Specifically, the RPC agreed to accept a donation from the YLC to keep the decorative lights turned on.

The group said drivers have saved tens of millions of dollars in the short time the tolls were halted by a Baton Rouge judge.

A new election is set for May, and some parish presidents said there is a lot of bogus information being circulated.

"Don’t let them tell you that if we don’t have tolls, the bridge is going to fall into the Mississippi River. It's not going to happen. Federal law mandates that the state maintain that bridge," said Jefferson Parish President John Young.

Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser is also in support of stopping the toll, while New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu is in favor of keeping the tolls in place.

Early in March, a judge in Baton Rouge tossed out the election returns from 2012 when voters decided to keep the tolls for another 20 years. Officials said the tolls on the bridge are suspended until a new election.